Feeding attachment for type-writing machines.



H1 llHflHlW .No. 707,220. T Patented Aug. l9; I902. A m, s. EYLAR.

FEEDING ATTACHMENT FUR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

' A lication filed Nov. 15, 1901.

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FEEDING ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

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No. 707,220. Phtented Aug. I9, I902.

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MATTH W Sl'ZEYLAR, or? New YORK; sir; ,AsSIGNOR rofnrjt ofrr a HATCH Toall whom. concerni- I Be it known that I; MATTHEW S. 'E-YLAB Of'BOOKTYPEWRITERJCOMPANY, AiooR oRA mN OF N YORK. w

SBECIFIGATION forming parto f LttersPatent Nap/707,220, k 'caAn ust1Q Q-1 Q2 1 NewYork city,'count-y'ofl Iew York,'and State t ing is aspecification.

of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin FeedingAttachments for; ;Type-WritingMachines; of which the follow-M Myinvention h s reference to that class of type-writing machines in whichthe sheet to;

be written upon Jisfsnpported on a fia't bed or platen;thehorizontally-movable writing mechanism being 'located above theplaten andarrangedto, print in a downwarddirec-- 1 tion; In this classof machines the object of my invention is toaprovideasimple attach I tenupon maybe fed rapidlyto the proper po ment whereby flat-cards or sheetsto be writj sition on'the platen and thereafter; delivered a and stackedin anorderly'manner,; andthis without the necessityof {lifting thewriting monly requiredlin this classof machinesg a i To this endftheinvention consists in an mechanism or itsjjsupportingirame, ascomendless earrier beltjextended across thesur face of the platen andaround suitable drums I or supportsat thewend wh'e'reby it is adapted toreceive the cards at: oneside of 'theplaten,

move them into position thereover, ,andfinally carry themnaway at theopposite side.

.It also consists in the eonnbination, with Y 1 sueh belt, ofineansforfeeding thecardsau tomatically to: the saine atone end. a a M It furtherconsists inthecombination, with; said belt; of a receiver to' which thecards are delivere'dand in which, they are assembled in the orderofidelivier y'g T I have shown my improvement .in aform adapted morepartieularlyfor application to the commercial Elliott-dzflatchmachine,such as shown in Le'tters Patent ot the United States No.620,125. 1

' The drawings illustrate only those parts which are necessaryjtoanunderstanding of my inventiornjand thejremaining portions of Iresentedin said patent or o'f anyequivalent construction. v I e p ;iRefer-ring tothe drawings, .Figure 1 repre-- sents a top plan view'ofthe platen of the Elthe' machine may beef theconstructionrep-l liott &'Hatch machine-with my attachment Fig. 2 is anelevation of the enlargedscale,

ofthe type Writingmachineintended to support the sheetsor cards iwnnebefiugwritte up n y he o e n m ha -l r 1 vulcanized rubber, eanvas,orother suitable arrangement-being such-"thatithe belt is guided aerossandpermitted". to rest flatly upon the platen, over-which it is freeto'travel underfthe influence of the drum D,;whichf-is provided with ahand-crankFir Gfrepresents a *box or" magazine mounted same lookingtoward the forward end v 0f the i .platenq' Fig.3 is avertical'crossasection on I theflin'ef3 3of B igh 1;} 'Figjeis afront'elevationof the reeeivershowninFig. 2 on an r 1 Inthedrawings;'Arepresents thefiatplaten ,andD ,having journalssus'tained inbearings {at opposite endsfloffafiframe'E which is attaehed tothe under;side of] the platen and projected to 'the right and left asshown', the

overoneend of theapron and intended to contain afstack" of cards orsheetsH,'cutIto a f uniform size. Thebottomo'f the box is open, so; thatthe lowermost ,card rest s upon the surface of the apron; which onfbeing set. in motion carries the card. forward to the re-- iqu-iredposition-over, the platen,-

l p In order to secure, the properfideliveryofthe cards one at, a time,the "magazine G is 'preferably-pivotedat g -;to'; arms s'risingfrom thesupporting-frame E, so thatiits forward end is free torest up'ontheapron.

fic'iently to permit the escape of one card at a time,.as shown in Fig.3;

In order to insure the proper feedingof' thelear'ds andtoaidinfpreventing.the deliveryof more than one card at at imeflpreferto employ; as showninFigs. 2 and 3, a weight I,,resting transverselyonthe ,outer 'endof thestack. of cards, this weight having an anyequivalent pressure 'deviceflmay'be em ployed,

I The forward wall is cut away on the under edge suf-- arm pivotedtothe'magazineat i. Of course ,H p v Brepresents'anjendlessbeltor apron,of

j. The central portion of this frame is open,

surface at suitable intervals with transverse bars or shoulders I) inany suitable form, so that as the apron is moved to the right heneaththe magazine the bars I) will each in its turn encounter the outer endof the bottom card and force the same forward positively out of themagazine.

In order to hold the cards down in position to be printed upon, I preferto employ in connection with the carrier-apron suitable guides or clips.In the form shown the clip consists of a frame J, secured to the platenby screws so that it overlaps only the two edges of the card, leavingthe body portion exposed to the action of the writing mechanism above.The left end of the frame J is preferably fashioned into aspring-fingerj, having an upturned end adjacent to the magazine, so thatas each card is advanced from the magazine upon the apron it willunderride the guide or clamp J, as shown. The guiding-frame J is in likemanner extended on the right side of the machine to a point over thesupportingdrnm, this in order to keep the cards down in position thereonuntil they are delivered over the end of the apron into the receiver K,whichmay be of any form and construction adapted to receive the cardsand hold them in the proper order. In the form shown this receiverconsists simply of a V-shaped box into which the cards are delivered andin which they assume an upright position. As the forward end of eachcard advances over the top of the receiver it pushes against the upperedge of the preceding card and tips the latter over to the right, sothat it will lie against the one next preceding. In this manner thesuccessive cards are stacked, as shown in Fig. 1. I

It will be understood'that the details of construction may be variouslymodified without departing from the limits of my invention, providedthey retain, essentially, the mode of action hereinbefore described.

In order to prevent the interference of the apron B with the stand ortable on which the machine is mounted, the frame E is preferablyprovided, as shown in Fig. 3', with rollers e, by which the lower partof the apron is maintained near the under side of the platen.

It will of course be understood that the apron and the cooperating partsconstitute an attachment to the ordinary writing-111achine and that theymay be removed at will whenever the machine is to be used for writing onlarge sheets.

In operating the improved mechanism-the operator turns the crank F tothe right until the apron shoves a card from the magazine to therequired position over the platen. The writing operation is thenperformed, after which the crank is again turned, causing the printedcard to be delivered into the receiver K, while at the same time asecondi card is brought'from the magazine into position to be writtenupon.

While I prefer to use an im perforate apron or carrier which is adaptedto receive cards of various sizes and to serve as a suitable supportthereunder during the action of the writing mechanism, it is of courseto be understood that the apron may be constructed with openings thereinto receive the cards, as indicated by the dotted lines P in Fig. 1. Insuch case the cards will of course .rest upon and be supported directlyby the surface of the platen. This construction is not, however,recommended as the best.

It is to be noted that the frame E, giving support to the drums and theunderlying belt and also to the magazine for the cards and the receivertherefor, constitutes a complete portable structure adapted to beapplied to the ordinary book type-writers now in the market and to beremovedtherefrom at will.

I believe myself to be the first to produce a self-contained structureof this character complete and operative in itself and adapted forapplication to a fiat-bed type-writer at will.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.- In atype-Writing mechanism, the combination of a flat bed or platen, awriting mechanism located thereover,acting in a downward direction,-anendless carrier-belt extending over and bearing upon the surface of theplaten and returned thereunder, a manual device for advancing said beltintermittingly at will, a magazine arranged to deliver cardsautomatically to the belt at one end, and a holder arranged to receivethe cards from the belt at the'opposite end.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a flat bed or platen, adownwardlyacting writing mechanism located thereover, an endless beltextending across the surface of the platen beneath the writing mechanismand returned beneath the platen, a supplemental frame and rolls tosustain the said belt, and means for imparting an intermitting movementthereto at will.

3. A portable card-feeding attachment for a flat-bed type-writer,comprising the frame E, rolls sustained in the ends of said frame, oneof them provided with a manual operat- :ing device, an endless apronextended around said rolls, a magazine for cards mounted upon the frameover one end of the belt, and a cardreceiver attached to the frame atthe opposite end of the belt.

4:. In a type-writing machine, the combination of the fiat bed orplaten, the downwardlyacting writing mechanism located thereover, theendless feed-apron extending over the surface of the platen, the hingedgravitating mechanism G resting upon the belt, and a follower I therein,substantially as described and shown.

5. In a card-feeding attachment for typewriting "machine, an endlessapron-B to d eliver thecards, and a sustaining-drum D for said apron,incombination with a V-shaped receiver arranged adjacent to the drum andbelow the upper surface of the belt, substantiallyas described, wherebyeach. incomingcard is adapted to :tip backward in'the re-" ceiver thepreceding card.

6. In a type-writing machine and in combination with a downwardly-actingmechanism,

, a flatbed or platen thereundena carrierapron mountedto travel upon andaround the 7/ platen, a magazine mounted over oneend of hand, this 8thday of '.Ncvernber,"1901,in the the apron and arranged to deliver thecards thereto, guides to determine the ccursejqf the r 5 cards as theyare advanced by the apron, and

an overlying pressure devicejactingbn the edges of the cards to holdthem fiatly npon the apron.

In testimony whereof I herennto'set my 20 presence of twoattestingwitnesses.

, MATTHEW SQEYLAR.

Witnesses:

/ A. G, OLNE A. B. PRICE.

